MCI bullish on reefer prospects
NewsIn an interview with WorldCargo News, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) chief commercial officer Søren Johannsen was highly optimistic about ...
Another testing year for dry box builders
NewsDry freight container manufacturers have faced a difficult 2017, with the challenge of switching to waterborne paints coinciding with a shar...
Reefer box builders regain momentum
NewsThe current outlook for reefer manufacturing is increasingly upbeat, after more than a year of uncertainty and weak demand....
AEL goes with CA
NewsAfter testing the management of fresh mangoes in Star Cool reefer containers with Maersk Container Industry’s (MCI) Controlled Atmosphere ...
Data-driven reefer management ready to roll in the cold chain
NewsRemote reefer monitoring is slowly but surely coming to the container shipping sector, but the technology is in its relative infancy, and it...
Big reefer order for Hapag-Lloyd
NewsHapag-Lloyd has announced an order for 7,000 x 40ft and 700 x 20ft new reefer containers. “1,000 of the new containers are equ...
MCI turns the corner
NewsMaersk Group reported a much improved performance from Maersk Container Industry (MCI) in the second quarter of 2017....
Moving towards a low GWP future
NewsAs the reefer industry inches towards a low GWP future, machinery manufacturers are eyeing CO2, propane and other alternative refrigerants....
Reefer box production stays weak
NewsGlobal reefer production fell sharply last year, and has yet to show any real signs of picking up Again....
MCI talks power consumption
NewsMaersk Container Industry (MCI) has published the results of independent tests from engineering consultant COWI....
Seatrade Reefer launches Meridian service
NewsAntwerp-based Seatrade Reefer has revamped its northern Europe/ South Pacific/New Zealand service by replacing multipurpose specialised reef...
Reefer container builders take a hit
NewsImpacted by weak demand, reefer output has plummeted by 50% in 2016, while prices continue to be depressed and there is fierce competition b...
Dry box output in the doldrums
NewsDry freight container builders are facing further difficulties this year, with production having declined to a seven-year low and finished p...
MCI energy consumption
NewsThe shipping line alliance concept “does not reward long-term thinking” when it comes to energy consumption and reefer purchasing, says ...
Making the case for propane
NewsMCI is backing propane as the next generation natural refrigerant for reefer containers....